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Captain Abhilasha Barak becomes Indian Army's first woman combat aviatorOfficials said she has been awarded the coveted 'wings' along with 36 Army pilots by the director-general of the Army Aviation during a cer...25 May, 2022, 10.57 PM IST- Induction of women fighter pilots into IAF made permanent schemeThe decision came months after the Supreme Court paved the way for the entry of women into the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA), ...01 Feb, 2022, 08.29 PM IST
- Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, commissioned in 2017, to be first Rafale woman fighter pilotFrom the country’s oldest fighter jets to the newest, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is getting set to graduate to flying the omni-role R...24 Sep, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
- IAF's first women fighter pilots get 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'The trio -- Mohana Jitarwal, Avani Chaturvedi and Bhawana Kanth -- was inducted into the IAF's fighter squadron after the government decide...09 Mar, 2020, 11.42 AM IST
- Nari Shakti awardees must contribute to eradicate malnutrition & save water: PM ModiInteracting with 14 of the 15 awardees at his official residence here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said their achievements can become...09 Mar, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
- IAF pilots test F-21 simulatorFlight Lieutenant Avani Chaturvedi, India's first female pilot, was among the fighter pilots who examined the simulator.17 Jul, 2019, 02.16 PM IST
- For IAF's first women fighter pilots Mohana Singh, Bhawana Kanth & Avani Chaturvedi, sky is no limitParrikar described the trio's induction as a “red letter day” and said his ministry was working towards bringing about “total gender parity...14 Jul, 2018, 01.59 PM IST
- History created: India's first batch of women fighter pilots commissionedThe three women pilots said they consider themselves "fortunate" and were excited to take on their duties.11 Jul, 2018, 05.53 PM IST
- First batch of women fighter pilots to be inducted into IAFBhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi are the trainees who qualified for the fighter stream after it was thrown open to women in...11 Jul, 2018, 05.52 PM IST
- Women to be allowed in combat role in Army, says General Bipin Rawat"I am looking at women coming as jawans. I am going to start it soon. Firstly, we will start with women as military police jawans."11 Jul, 2018, 04.54 PM IST
- Slowly, women in large numbers will be part of armed forces: Manohar ParrikarHe was speaking at an event where he felicitated the first ever all-girls National Cadet Corps (NCC) team which had climbed the Mount Evere...11 Jul, 2018, 02.11 PM IST
- Manohar Parrikar to attend commissioning of first batch of women pilotsOn the occasion, Parrikar will review the Passing out Parade and confer the 'President's Commission' to 129 graduating trainees of various ...11 Jul, 2018, 02.08 PM IST
- Women fighter pilots advised to put off motherhood by 4 yearsIAF sources clarified that the advisory is not legal binding and is to ensure that their training does not get affected.11 Jul, 2018, 01.53 PM IST
- Meet India's first three women fighter pilot trainees who will shatter the combat-exclusion policyThe trio will also shatter the long-standing combat-exclusion policy for women in the forces once they become full-fledged fighter pilots b...11 Jul, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
- Sky no bar: Despite struggle, an impressive 12% of Indian pilots are womenThe US has the maximum number of women with over 3,000 in its large pool of pilots but they still constitute only 5% of the overall count.04 Mar, 2018, 02.34 PM IST
- IAF officer Avani Chaturvedi becomes first Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft soloShe undertook the sortie from IAF's Jamnagar base.22 Feb, 2018, 11.57 AM IST
- India’s first-ever women fighter pilots gear up for solo MiG-21 flightsFlying jets solo does not mean they promptly turn into fullfledged fighter pilots, capable of handling the intricacies of high-voltage comb...23 Jan, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
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